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他很有幽默感。
7．These shoes ________________________________________________________________________.
这双鞋破得不能再穿了。
答案：1.Up to now 2.is content with 3.are badly off
4．picked out 5.cut off 6.has a good sense of humour
7．are worn out
Ⅴ.阅读理解
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About the year 1900, a small, dark －haired hot boy named Charlie Chaplin was often seen waiting outside the back entrance of London theatre. He looked thin and hungry. He was hoping to get work in show business. He could sing and dance; above all, he knew how to make people laugh. But he couldn't get work and so he wandered about the city streets. Sometimes he was sent away to a home for children who had no parents.
But twenty years later, Chaplin became the greatest, best －known, and best －loved comedian in the world. Any visitor to the cinema must have seen some of Chaplin's filmstrips(胶片). People everywhere have sat and laughed at them until the tears ran down their faces. Even people who don't understand English can enjoy Chaplin's films though most of them are silent. It isn't what he says that makes us laugh. His comedy doesn't depend upon words and languages. It depends upon little actions which mean the same thing to people all over the world. Acting out, without words, common human situations plays an important part in the dances and plays of many countries. It's kind of world language.
Chaplin lived most of his life in America and died in Switzerland on Christmas Day, 1977, at the age of eighty －eight. The world were astonished at the news of the death and burst into sadness.
1．Why was young Chaplin waiting outside the back entrance of the theatre?
A ．Because he had no money to buy a ticket.
B ．Because he wanted to get a returned ticket.
C ．Because he wanted to play a part in a play in order to make a living.
D ．Because he wanted to see the famous actors or actresses after the performance.
2．It was ________ that made people enjoy his films.
A ．wonderful dialogues
B ．the beautiful music
C ．his funny appearance
D ．his own manner of acting
3．The reason why Chaplin is regarded as king of comedy is that ________.
A ．his films are most silent
B ．he knew how to make people laugh
C ．he could not only act but also write comedies